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2011
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Installation de filtres dans la roue "Dual" de l'instrument SPHERE (Spectro polarimetric high contrast for exoplanet research) - IRDIS (Infrared dual imager and spectrograph). Cette roue contient une série de couples de filtres, montés côte à côte, qui permettent à IRDIS de produire deux images simultanément, dans des couleurs différentes. IRDIS est l'instrument principal de SPHERE. L'instrument SPHERE est installé au foyer Nasmyth d'un des télescopes de 8 m du VLT (Very large telescope) à l'observatoire de Paranal de l'ESO (European southern observatory) au Chili. Il permet la détection et l'étude, par imagerie et spectroscopie directe, des planètes autour d'étoiles dans notre galaxie.
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2011
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